Nexus Commercial Carpet Flooring

You've heard the term "think outside the box".  I prefer to call it reframed thinking, and some of the best reframed thinkers I know are my fellow-members in Color Marketing Group International.  We have to identify key marketing trends even before they become reality, so we can interpret future influences and their impact on colour.  Here are just a few of the insights colour professionals shared with me in Portland, Oregon:

DOING MORE WITH LESS

We've all had to become thrifty through this Great Recession and have learned to do more with less, which means recycling products, repurposing old products, and replacing things less frequently.  That has required a huge dose of creativity, and the challenge extends to manufacturers of new products as well.  The number of new products coming into the market with high recycled content is amazing.  I'm referring to carpet and tile especially.  Keeping used carpet out of landfills has a huge impact on our environment, and reinventing old carpet (breaking it down into its raw molecular state and rebuilding it into new carpet, or other new-life goods) is not only possible, but will become the norm in the future.  The goal is to use fewer new raw materials (especially oil in the case of creating nylon) AND to keep thousands of tons of disposed product out of landfills.

HARVESTING POWER FROM PERSONAL MOVEMENT

Imagine sidewalks that could harvest the energy created by pedestrians.  Or pairs of shoes that collect energy that could be used to charge a cell phone or laptop.  Sounds wild, but it's highly possible.  These same ideas can impact manufacturing processes on a much larger scale, cutting down on the resources required to produce products.  On a consumer level, this could even translate to floors that are warmed by the very action of a family walking across them.  Again, think outside of the box.

AUTHENTICITY IN DESIGN

Less is more, and we are de-cluttering our lives and our homes.  What we will invest in is well-made products that have a timeless quality to them.  No fads, just authenticity, based on inherent quality and solid design.  This especially pertains to floor coverings.  Hardwood floors are meant to last a lifetime.  Consumers see this as an investment that is worthy of their hard-earned dollars, and manufacturers are responding to that demand.  Soft surfaces (broadloom carpet and area rugs) are also rising to the occasion through better technology, and colour palettes with longevity.  Marrying aesthetics to superior performance is the goal which has been met, and will most likely be surpassed in the future.

This article was sourced from the World Floor Covering Association's blog, FloorTalk.

NEXUS EMBRACES DOING MORE WITH LESS

Nexus Carpets is at the forefront of this trend introducing a green alternative for architects' first choice in carpeting. Offering all the outstanding specification and performance characteristics of BerberPoint 920 but with the option of recycled content, BerberPoint Eco provides a foundation for specifiers and designers to build their green credentials. The structured needlepunch range is made from Stainproof Eco Fibre comprising recycled post-consumer and post-industrial waste to produce an eco-friendly top-cloth.

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